美联社新闻一分钟 AP 特朗普将会见金正恩
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2018(三)月
This is AP News Minute.
The White House says President Trump 1 will meet with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. But it hasn't been decided 2 when or where. It also says sanctions on North Korea will stay in place until that meeting.
President Trump also ordered stiff new tariffs 3 on imported steel and aluminum 4 to take effect in 2 weeks. The president says Canada and Mexico are exempt 5 from tariffs while possible changes are negotiated to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Up to 800,000 homes and businesses were without power in the Northeast after the second big winter storm in less than a week. More than 2 feet of snow fell in some places.
And the Army Corps 6 of Engineers opened a spillway along the Mississippi River near New Orleans. The river levels are rising and officials want to relive pressure on the city's levees.
Matt Small, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
- The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。
- The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
- During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段,它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
- These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
- He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。